Summary:
Tehachapi High is a public high school located in Tehachapi, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,254 students. The school is part of the Tehachapi Unified School District, which is ranked 920 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tehachapi High has consistently ranked in the top 50% of California high schools, with a current ranking of 795 out of 2,323 schools for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally on par with or slightly above the Tehachapi Unified School District average, but below the statewide average in most subject areas. Tehachapi High's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts/Literacy, where it has maintained a proficiency rate of around 50% for 11th-grade students, compared to the district and state averages. However, the school's dropout rate has been increasing, rising from 3.2% in 2019-2020 to 7.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. Tehachapi High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students and military-connected students performing better than their female and non-military counterparts, and English Language Learners, Special Education students, and White students ranking in the bottom 25% of California high schools.
Comparing Tehachapi High to nearby schools, Monroe High (Continuation), a school within the same district, has significantly lower academic performance, graduation rates, and higher dropout and chronic absenteeism rates. EPIC de Cesar Chavez, a public charter high school located less than a mile from Tehachapi High, and Mojave Junior/Senior High, a high school in a neighboring district, also perform significantly worse than Tehachapi High across various metrics. These comparisons highlight the need to address socioeconomic factors and explore ways to optimize resource allocation and utilization to better support student success at Tehachapi High.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Tehachapi Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
795th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,914
Feeder schools for Tehachapi High:
Student/teacher ratio: 23.5
Number of students: 1,262
Racial breakdown:
White:
57.4%
Hispanic:
35.5%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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Asian:
1.5%
African American:
1.4%
American Indian:
0.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Not Specified:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.6%
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